Gates left the Board of Directors so that Microsoft / could do more social service; Been chairman of the board for 6 years

Bill Gates continues to work as technical advisor with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Gates formed the company in 1975 with Paul Allen, CEO of the company until 2000

Washington. Microsoft founder Bill Gates (64) has resigned from the post of board of directors. However, he will continue to work with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella as technical advisor. This information was given by the company on Friday late night. Accordingly, Bill Gates, the world's second richest, now wants to do social work on a global scale. They will work on health, education and climate change.

After the resignation, Gates said, "Microsoft will always be an important part of my life. I am proud of both companies. I am also positively prepared for the challenges ahead. "

Gates was chairman of the board of directors since 2014

Gates formed the company in 1975 with Paul Allen. He was the CEO of the company until 2000. In 2008, he founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, an organization for public welfare. He donated about 355 crore rupees to the institution in 2018. Gates served at the board of directors at Microsoft since 2014.

Would like to work with Gates even further: Nadella

Nadella said, "It is a matter of pride to work with Bill Gates. He founded the company with the aim of facilitating people through software. Microsoft will continue to work with this goal. The company will continue to take advantage of Gates' advice even further and his technical advice will also continue. I am grateful to Bill for his friendship and would like to work with him for the good of the people even further. "